I've heard people constantly say through out the years, and in every sappy love movie, that death is just the beginning, and that death is easy where as living is hard. And to those people I ask, the beginning of what? I mean in all fairness everything that has a beginning has to have an end right? For that is what we are taught growing up, and yet, people continue to express this notion of death just being the beginning of yet another journey or stage in one's life. So I ask which is it? Does everything that has a beginning have an end, or is everything infinite and just going from stage to another? Because I need to know if I'm in for some much needed rest or if I'm going to have go through yet another journey.

You see cause I believe that death is easy and living is hard. I mean my life definitely proves that as a fact! From losing my mother, to having a crappy father, to then losing my brother and then to the chaotic, loveless and death filled life that I'm living now. Which is why the only thing I have to look forward to in this world is my eternal slumber, for it will be the only time in my life other than when I'm sleeping that I will truly be at peace. And yet, as I laid on the floor bleeding out, just about to drift off into sweet, sweet oblivion. I found myself being pulled into a weird dream, or maybe it was my new journey after death I don't know! But it seems I might be the exception to the whole death is easy rule, because what I was being put through was anything but easy, or simple.

First I found myself in that fire engulfed forest I saw just after Klaus had impaled me with my own stakes, but unlike before everything didn't just shoot pass in a blur. This time I was actually able to see a figure standing on the side of the fire, but due to it being night add with all the smoke and intense flames I wasn't able to determine whether it was a man or woman let alone see their face. And then from there, I suddenly found myself in some kind of a wooden hut house witnessing a woman whose face I could not see, get beat on in the light of day.

"Hey! You wanna try that shit with me big boy?" I yelled out, just seconds before reaching for the man. As I was going to spin him around by the shoulder and clock him one so good that his feet would buckle. But as I attempted to grip his shoulder my hand surpringly enough went straight through him, as if I was a …..a…..a ghost.

It was at that moment I was once again transported, but this time I found myself in what looked to be a warehouse standing directly in front of some giant ass crate. From there the weirdness just continued to pile on as he huge suddenly opened on it's own, revealing the woman statue that I had also saw after being stabbed the original hybrid. Figuring that the statue had no real significance and that it was only a matter of time before I was transported some where else, I began I turned and began walking away from statue. And then out of no where, I suddenly felt myself being drawn to the statue and more that I ignored and fought against this feeling the stronger it became, until finally a unforeseeable force began trying to suck not just towards the statue but into it.

As I was being pulled across the floor towards the creepy looking statue, I tried desperately to find something to grab a hold in hopes of fighting against opposing force. But there was nothing, hell I got so desperate I tried digging my nail into the ground itself but to no avail. And just as it looked like all was lost, I felt a warm and welcoming sensation wash over my entire body and from there everything went black.

Accompanied with a loud air constricted gasp, my eyes suddenly shot open as I found myself back on the floor in the school cafeteria. Though highly disoriented, I slowly propped myself up into a sitting position and as I did my eyes worked on adjusting back to the lighten of the room. After a few minutes of trying to catch my breath, I immediately remembered that I was stabbed by Klaus. So in a bit of a panic I quickly began running my hands over where the puncture holes use to be, only to find that they were no longer there, they'd some how been healed.

Looking down at my blood stained shirt, tears uncontrollably began to cascade down the sides of my face as I rejoiced in the fact that I was still alive, even though I had no clue as to HOW I was still alive. And though the question of how I was still alive was very important to me it would have to take backseat to all the weird things that I was feeling. I can't explain it, but everything just felt different, like it was all some how connected and I was connected to it.

As I sat on the floor feeling like I was the world wide web. I suddenly turned to face the cafeteria's double doors, as I felt two dark something's quickly approaching. The feeling I was getting off of these to some bodies alone, was sending me on a tailspin. Seeing as whatever was coming felt ice cold, and was surrounded by darkness, and as they drew closer all I knew for sure was that what I was feeling was most certainly not life….it was death.

And as the double doors open, to my surprise in rushed Tyler and Caroline.

"Sam!?" called out Tyler, the instant he a saw me, which was then followed by him super speeding over to me.

"Oh my god Samantha are you alright?" yelled Caroline, as she instantly took notice of my blood soaked shirt. Remembering that Tyler was a now a hybrid, and seeing the dried blood that was all over hands and clothes Caroline quickly added, "Tyler be careful."

"I got this Caroline." replied Tyler in a smug tone, just prior to reaching for my arm.

Now just as Tyler as about to make contact with me, out of no where he wounded up getting shocked by me.

"What the hell, Sam?" asked Tyler, as he quickly retracted his hand after being shocked, after so kindly trying to help me get on my feet.

"Tyler are you ok?" asked Caroline, as she walked over to Tyler

"Yea I'm fine, but I think Sam shocked me." answered Tyler.

Now on my feet, I peered at both Caroline, and Tyler, as the dark, icy cold feeling that I was picking up on was in fact them.

"I'm gonna go now." I stated, just before walking pass Tyler, and Caroline

"Sam wait." said Caroline as she then attempted to grab me, but just like Tyler she was shocked, the only difference was that unlike Tyler her shock seemed to be stronger as she was sent careening across the cafeteria.

"Caroline!" yelled Tyler as he rushed over to check on the blonde vampire.

Freaked out by what just happened and using the fact that Tyler and Caroline was now focused on each other, I made a hastily retreat out the cafeteria, and you better believe I didn't stop running until I hit the parking a lot and was now on my motor cycle.

0~o~0

After a long and completely weird drive home, I was just happy to finally be home. As closed the front door behind, I could feel the a warm, comforting presence with in the house. But before I could get half way the down the foyer, I saw Elena standing at the entrance that led into the living room.

Dropping her glass of scotch and with tears now running down the side of her face, the most recent Petrova doppelgänger comes running full speed down the hall towards me. To which after reaching me, she carelessly throws her hands around my neck and pulls me into a warm embrace.

"Oh my god Sam, you're alive." cried Elena

"Yea. I'm alive." I answered weakly, as I still wasn't exactly sure how I was alive. "I need a drink." I added shortly after, and with that both me and Elena headed off towards the living room and the bar.

After a few minutes of talking and drinking, I once again felt that ice cold, dark feeling that I had felt when Caroline and Tyler was around and wouldn't you know. Just like that Damon came pacing into the living room. Which was expected seeing as after me and Elena had gotten to the living room, she then took out her phone and called Damon, telling him that I was back at the boarding house safe and sound. It seemed after saving Elena and bringing her back to the boarding house, Elena filled Damon in and what she saw happened to me and with that the eldest Salvatore went to the school to try and save me but then after not seeing any sign of me at the school he went out and threw a one vampire search party for all for little old me

"So what the hell happened to you?" asked Damon, upon entering the living room.

And so after a few minutes of filling Damon in on all I've been through, the eldest Salvatore just smiles at me, and in his own Damon like way, let's me know that he's glad I'm ok. And just as peace was descending upon the boarding house, out of no where sprouts the devil's advocate.

"Well, isn't this cozy?" said Stefan, as he suddenly appeared in the living room. And immediately after noticing me, a devious smile quickly appears on his face. "Wow, Sam, your alive. You must be tougher than I thought." stated Stefan, as he headed over towards the bar.

After glancing at me and Elena, Damon instantly gets to his feet, and turns to face Stefan. "What are you doing here, brother?"

"Last I checked, I live here. Klaus is gone, but he's asked me to keep watch on you until he returns. So from now on, you're under my protection." answered Stefan as he made himself a drink, and then peered at over Elena. Then when Stefan was done staring at Elena, he then turned his conniving gaze on to me. "And as for you Sam, well Klaus is going to be pretty interested to hear that you're still alive." taunted Stefan before then adding "Mmm, by all means. Carry on." as he had just gotten take a swig of his drink and was now on his way out the living room.

As me, Elena, and Damon exchanged worried glances between one another, I finally decided to voice what it was we were all thinking. "So I know we're all thinking it, but let me just be the first to actually say it, we're screwed. Between compelled, no humanity Stefan, Klaus, and whatever the hell is going on with me, I think it's safe to say that we're in over our heads."